# Global sunflower production down due to war in Ukraine

> A USDA-linked outlook projects 2022-23 global sunflower seed production at 50.7 million tonnes, down 12% as Ukrainian output falls about 43%. Global crush is estimated at 47.79 million tonnes, roughly flat year on year.

- Date: 2022-12-21 · published 2022-12-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/38355-global-sunflower-production-down-due-to-war-in-ukraine
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Ukrainian supply tightens global sunflower oil and meal availability, supporting prices, though higher crush in the EU, Russia and the US limits the rise.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2022-07-13 | [Global sunflower production expected to drop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40600-global-sunflower-production-expected-to-drop.md) | +0.0% | +4.2% |
| SBO | 2017-09-19 | [In 2017 – 2018 global sunflower production will decrease by 1 million tonnes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69077-in-2017-2018-global-sunflower-production-will-decrease-by-1-million-tonnes.md) | -1.2% | -1.8% |
| SBO | 2021-03-25 | [Ukraine. Sunflower stocks were down 31% year-on-year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48240-ukraine-sunflower-stocks-were-down-31-year-on-year.md) | -6.5% | +5.0% |
| SBO | 2020-09-15 | [USDA cut its estimate for sunflower production in Ukraine — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51221-usda-cut-its-estimate-for-sunflower-production-in-ukraine-latifundist-com.md) | -0.0% | -3.3% |
| SBO | 2023-03-20 | [USDA lowers global oilseed production forecast due to plunging…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36974-usda-lowers-global-oilseed-production-forecast-due-to-plunging.md) | -1.6% | -4.1% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/crops/global-sunflower-production-down-due-to-war-in-ukraine

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